ततो ददर्शोपवने वरस्त्रियंविचित्रपुष्पारुणपल्लवद्रुमे । विक्रीडतीं कन्दुकलीलया लसद्-दुकूलपर्यस्तनितम्बमेखलाम् ॥ १८ ॥
tato dadarsopavane vara-striyam vicitra-pusparuna-pallava-drume vikridatim kanduka-lilaya lasad- dukula-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalam
- tatah
- thereafter
- dadarsa
- Lord Siva saw
- upavane
- in a nice forest
- vara-striyam
- a very beautiful woman
- vicitra
- of many varieties
- puspa
- flowers
- aruna
- pink
- pallava
- leaves
- drume
- in the midst of the trees
- vikridatim
- engaged in playing
- kanduka
- with a ball
- lilaya
- by pastimes of playing
- lasat
- shining
- dukula
- by a sari
- paryasta
- covered
- nitamba
- on her hips
- mekhalam
- dressed with a belt.
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Siva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.